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I’m so excited to introduce and link you to the World Conference on Youth 2014 ‘Mainstreaming Youth in the Post 2015 Development Agenda.’ I hope you find my blog resourceful!

Description

There are 1.2 billion youth in the world; it’s been 20 years since the Earth Summit in Rio, 14 years since the Braga Youth Declaration, The world will need 600 million new jobs over the next decade. Today youth are the world. UN secretary General Ban Ki Moon has put Youth as the most important top agenda for the world recently has stated that he will appoint a special advisor on youth. At present, 62 per cent of the world’s youth live in Asia and 17 per cent (the next largest proportion) live in Africa; the population of young men and women in the two regions totals about 960 million.

For the vast majority of youth living in developing countries, unemployment rates tell only part of the story. For young people in these areas, informal, non-secure, and low-wage employment is the norm, with labour activity among youth concentrated in agriculture and related industries and in the informal sector.

Education is another essential element in the transition to adulthood. However, a substantial number of young people in developing countries continue to face challenges relating to educational access and quality.

Youth of this world need to have there effective participation increase in the decision making of post -2015 development agenda, facilitate effective partnerships, create inclusive platforms to review the progress of MDGs, and establish a follow- up mechanism that support young people as partners in the global implementation of the post -2015 development agenda at UN level. Sri Lanka has offered to support this timely youth agenda by proposing a United Nations World Conference on Youth in 2014.

Qualifications
To qualify for the Fellowship Programme, candidates should be between 24 and 45 years of age at the beginning of the Fellowship Programme. They must have a legal background with professional experience in the field of international law. The selected participants are required to submit a medical certificate of good health and to certify that they are able to attend the entire course period.

The 2014 Fellowship Programme will be conducted in French. Fluency in spoken and written French is required.

Application
Complete the application form in French, typewritten. Answers should be clear and as detailed as possible. If you need extra space, you may attach additional pages. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The “Letter of Transmission” must be completed and signed by a senior official of the institution that presents the candidate’s application.

A candidate whose mother tongue or language of instruction is not French must submit evidence of his/her ability to attend and participate in lectures and seminars conducted in French (e.g., diploma of courses conducted in French, language test certificate, extensive work experience in French).

The application should be sent by email to: ilfp@un.org
Two versions of the application form must be submitted:
(1) One scanned copy of the signed original (for example in pdf, tif, or jpg)
(2) One electronic version (MS Word or equivalent) of theapplication

The deadline for applications for the 2014 International Law Fellowship Programme has been extended until 1 December 2013. Incomplete applications and applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Selection process
When selecting participants for the Fellowship Programme, due consideration is given to the candidates’ qualifications, to the scope of their professional duties, to the relevance of the training to their professional duties, geographical distribution and gender balance. Applications from female candidates are strongly encouraged.

Due consideration will also be given to candidates from Member States which did not have a fellowship recipient attend the Fellowship Programme in the previous years.

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